| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Baylor Lady Bears |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 4 |
| Aprank: | 4 |
| Record: | 36–2 |
| Conf Record: | 17–1 |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Champion: | Preseason WNIT champions Big 12 regular season & Tournament champions |
| Bowl Result: | Elite Eight |
The 2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 15th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 16–2 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Idaho and Auburn in the first and second rounds, Florida State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Oregon State in the elite eight.
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | N/A | |
| Coaches | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |
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